An essay is not the process of translating a fully-formed idea into words on a page; it is the process of discovering and testing an idea by challenging it with form, syntax, structure.

The logo for <n>Özel Hendek Yetenek Sanat</n>.

Artwork for the film <n>SKETCH</n> from <n>Angel Studios</n>.

<n>Una and the Lion</n> (1880) by <n>Briton Rivière</n>, from <n>Edmund Spenser</n>'s poem <n>The Faerie Queene</n>.

The foil-stamped emblem for the <n>Fenomen Business School</n>.

The aesthetics of Western liberation don’t speak to my scars.

Infographic on color psychology by <n>LogoMakr</n>.

The official seal of the <n>American Numismatic Society</n>.

The <n>PLAYFUL</n> poster, designed by <n>Ikki Kobayashi</n> for <n>Takayama Katsuhan Co., Ltd.</n>

The "alternate g" from the <n>Polymath</n> typeface in Display Black, designed by <n>OH no Type Co</n>.

<n>Razzouk Tattoo Jerusalem Cross</n> design from the <n>Razzouk Tattoo</n> studio.

Writing is a sacred practice, a spiritual endeavor, an unorthodox path that most normal people could never understand, a lifestyle so saturated with agony and ecstasy that no sane person would ever choose it of their own free will (writing, as they say, chooses you). Writers are monsters, gods, saints, freaks, mystics.

A 1646 engraving by <n>Cornelis Bloemaert</n> from <n>Giovanni Battista Ferrari</n>'s book 'Hesperides'.

<n>Definition Post - Photojoiner</n>, a 2015 photomontage by <n>Grace Cambridge</n> depicting a street in Totnes.

<n>Community is Resistance</n>, a linocut print by <n>Emily Spankhurst</n>.

The <n>AG Systems logo</n> from the video game series <n>Wipeout</n>, designed by <n>The Designers Republic</n>.

Design by <n>Matthew</n> for <n>Future Earth</n>, with words by <n>Rebecca Solnit</n>.

Branding for Chicago's West Loop neighborhood, designed by <n>Span</n>.

Diagram No. 6, a modern interpretation of the <n>Zodiac Man</n>.

Brand identity for the <n>Eames Institute of Infinite Curiosity</n>. Photo by <n>Nicholas Calcott</n> and <n>Mark Davis</n>.

Pervasive curation often overshadows original creation.

<n>Kindness</n>, a graphic artwork by <n>beaming</n>, features a quote from <n>Diana, Princess of Wales</n>.

A set of heraldic elements and coats of arms, illustrated by <n>studioworkstock</n>.